Seven start supply chain consortium to standardise blockchain for mining industry
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSeven mining and metals companies have joined a World Economic Forum initiative to design and deploy blockchain solutions for the whole industry. The seven founding companies are Antofagasta Minerals, Eurasian …
Making Industry Smarter Report Series: Metals & Mining
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDigging for gold. The digital transformation of the metals and mining sectors – a review of the strategies, technologies and stakes in play as the mining industry seeks more sustainable …
Three private LTE deployments in the mining industry
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe mining industry continues to recruit operators and vendors to deploy new industrial LTE and 5G networks on the promise of industrial change. Here is a summary of recently announced deployments. …
Coal, copper and gold – three smart mines, digging with data
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail1 | Anglo American, Capcoal coal mine, Queensland, Australia British mining company Anglo American has just started work in Australia on what it envisions as “one of the most technologically …
Australian mine claims “global standard for industrial IoT” with LoRaWAN rollout
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIoT connectivity provider Senet has struck a deal with systems integrator SimplyCity to enable LoRaWAN for city councils in Australia, geared towards applications including energy metering, control systems, street lighting, …
Four benefits of LoRa in mining – and how Rio Tinto connected its conveyors
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe mining industry is expected to produce $686 billion in revenue by the end of 2019, a steady eight per cent increase on 2018, according to PwC. The global conveyer …
Enabling the future of mining with LPWA networks (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailMining has evolved from a hard, manual process, involving hand tools and rudimentary explosives, to one that takes advantage of sophisticated technologies that bring connectivity, automation, and intelligence into play. …
Telstra turns on private LTE for Newcrest gold mine in Papua New Guinea
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAustralian operator Telstra has switched on a private LTE network at a gold mine in Papua New Guinea. The deployment at the Lihir gold mine, on Aniolam Island in the …
Ericsson loops mobile operators into private 5G deal for mining sector
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailEricsson has teamed up with Canadian systems integrator Ambra Solutions to sell private LTE and 5G networks to mining companies worldwide. Ambra will partner with Ericsson customers, in the shape …
Siemens wins digital transformation deal with Chinese coal mining company
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGerman industrial giant Siemens has been contracted to increase productivity and reduce downtime at a coal mine in China by connecting, analysing and optimising the performance of four mine hoist …
